Jules Bianchi came from a motor racing family, with his grandfather Mauro Bianchi winning the GT World Championship three times, and his great uncle Lucien Bianchi racing for various Formula One teams between 1959 and 1968, with a third place in Monaco in his last season. He also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans…
Marussia have had a difficult period between the 2012 and 2013 seasons, announcing Timo Glock was remaining with them, then he left because of the need for sponsorship, to be replaced by Luiz Razia, who did not bring the sponsorship that was hoped, and who in return was replaced by Jules Bianchi. The new MR02…
It has been pointed out to me that there are a series of new Formula One drivers in 2013, five new entrants to be precise. We have had a chance to see them all run in Winter Testing so far, and I have posted a welcome to Jules Bianchi, but it seems only polite to…
I blogged a few weeks back about the new Marussia driver, Luiz Razia, welcoming him to Formula One. That was, of course, premature, as the poor chap’s sponsorship was not quite there. The third driver for the second seat, after Razia and Timo Glock, is Jules Bianchi, who spent the last few weeks testing the…